20 Things To Know About Craig Neal

20 Things To Know About Craig Neal

Get to know New Mexico Lobos head basketball coach Craig Neal better with these 20 facts.

2. Red or Green? Neal said he's a red guy, but he likes green on his cheeseburgers.

3. Neal gets away by either playing golf or riding his Harley Davidson motorcycle.

4. As far as musical taste, Neal says he listens to a little bit of everything. "It just depends on how I feel that day," Neal said.

5. One thing Neal can't stand is people who aren't on time. "I'm a stickler for that. I'm just one of those guys, if I'm supposed to be there, I'm 10 minutes early."

6. For Neal, success means "failure turned inside out." Neal says, "I think we all have fear. I think we deal with some things we fail, but I think if you turn those inside out, then you become successful."

8. Neal's most embarrassing moment was when he wore his Miami Heat jersey backwards during the team's inaugural year.

9. Neal says he doesn't really have another favorite sports team. He used to like the Boston Celtics when Larry Bird played. He likes Chicago Bulls now because former Lobo Tony Snell plays there and followed the Miami Heat because of Mike Miller.

10. According to Neal, his hidden talent is "I think I'm a good golfer, but I'm not that good. So that’s one of my hidden talents. But I can't sing; I can't play an instrument."

11. Neal's favorite thing to do is spend time with his wife and kids or ride his motorcycle. "The only problem is it's hard to ride the motorcycle with them because we don't have enough of them."

12. For Neal, the first thing that comes to mind when you say Lobos basketball is "passion, support, undying support and it's one of those deals you just can't explain."

13. Neal's favorite kind of ice cream is chocolate chip.

14. When he was a child, Coach Neal wanted to be a pilot.

15. His favorite non Lobos basketball moments were playing his first college game, winning a sectional title in high school and dressing for his first NBA game.

16. His favorite Lobos basketball moments include the team's first Mountain West Conference title and first Mountain West Conference tournament title.

17. He was born on Feb. 16. Stars with the same birth date include Ice T, Sonny Bono, John McEnroe and Lavar Burton

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